The PM Boris Johnson said Hong Kong's freedoms were being violated by a new security law and those affected would be offered a "route" out of the former UK colony.
About 350,000 UK passport holders, and 2.6 million others eligible, will be able to come to the UK for five years.
British National Overseas Passport holders in Hong Kong were granted special status in the 1980s but currently have restricted rights and are only entitled to visa-free access to the UK for six months.
Under the government's plans, all British Overseas Nationals and their dependants will be given right to remain in the UK, including the right to work and study, for five years. At this point, they will be able to apply for settled status, and after a further year, seek citizenship.
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An emergency solidarity rally is being held at the Saskatchewan legislative building on Tuesday. The event is in light of recent issues of racism and police brutality happening throughout North America.
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BREAKING: A Pakistan International Airlines flight with more than 100 people on board has crashed in the Pakistani city of Karachi
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Pakistan's Aviation Ministry said the flight was carrying 99 passengers and 8 crew members.
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The plane was about to land when it crashed near Model Colony, a neighbourhood of Karachi about 3.2km (two miles) north-east of Jinnah International Airport.
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Emergency services have arrived at the scene, where homes have been damaged.
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H-1B Visa Workers Could Lose Legal Status by June
About 200-thousand foreign-born workers who are on the H-1B visa could lose their status by June. This means big tech companies in the U-S may have to let go thousands of their employees in the midst of the pandemic.
A discussion between two top French doctors on live TV left viewers horrified when they proposed that Africa should become a giant laboratory for coronavirus vaccine testing because the continent lacked the resources to defend against COVID-19 since there are no masks, no treatment, nor intensive care."
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One of them, Jean-Paul Mira, even compared Africans to prostitutes who were the focus of past AIDS studies. "We tried things on prostitutes because they are highly exposed and do not protect themselves," he said.
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Several of Africa's leading soccer players, including the former Chelsea star Didier Drogba and the former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, also tweeted their anger.
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Drogba, who is from Ivory Coast, tweeted: "It is totally inconceivable we keep on cautioning this. Africa isn't a testing lab. I would like to vividly denounce those demeaning, false and most of all deeply racists words."
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"Welcome to the West, where white people believe themselves to be so superior that racism and debility become commonplace," tweeted Ba, who is from Senegal. "Time to rise."
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On Thursday, there were more than 6,700 confirmed coronavirus cases and 229 deaths in Africa, with many countries imposing a range of preventive and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic, according to African health officials.
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France alone has logged 59,105 infections and 5,387 deaths.
Several police departments across the country are asking criminals in tongue-in-cheek social media posts to stop illegal activity during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Police in Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Utah and Washington have called on criminals to take a break to allow officers to respond to coronavirus-related issues.
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The Salt Lake City Police Department, for example, requested in a post on Facebook last week that "all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice."
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"We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank criminals in advance," the department said. "We will let you know when you can return to your normal criminal behavior."
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"We are unsure when this ban will be lifted," the department said in a Facebook post. "We ask anyone who was planning to commit any crimes to please stay home for their safety."
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Authorities also requested those who have information on "someone planning to disobey this cancellation to contact Crime Stoppers."
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A police department in Oregon also asked residents to stop calling 911 because they ran out of toilet paper. "It's hard to believe that we even have to post this. Do not call 9-1-1 just because you ran out of toilet paper. You will survive without our assistance,"
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At the same time, the federal deficit could spike to $113 billion by the next fiscal year.
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The current federal deficit sits at roughly $26.6 billion while the national unemployment rate in February was 5.6 per cent.
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The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe could send Canadian unemployment rates soaring to 15 per cent by the end of the year, a new forecast by the parliamentary budget watchdog suggests.
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Globally, there are now 549,604 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, with the U.S. leading the number of cases.
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A total of 24,863 people have died so far from the virus.
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In Canada, the number of confirmed cases stands at 4,018 and the number of deaths at 39.
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Widespread shutdowns are in place across Canada, with Quebec and Ontario limiting business operations to “essential” functions only and ordering all others shut down.
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There are also bans in place on gatherings ranging from between 10 to 50 people, and the government on Wednesday invoked the Quarantine Act to mandate all returning travellers going forward stay in isolation for 14 days.
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But sectors like retail, tourism and the airline industry are feeling the brunt of the impact, with hundreds of thousands of layoffs reported across industries and over 500,000 people applying for Employment Insurance last week after it was opened up more broadly by the government.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak.
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"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus," Johnson said.
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"But be in no doubt that I can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fightback against coronavirus," he said in a video message posted to Twitter.
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The prime minister was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty
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Johnson's announcement comes two days after it was announced that Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, had tested positive.
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So far, 578 people in the United Kingdom have died after testing positive for coronavirus and the number of confirmed cases has risen to 11,658.
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Stay home, save lives.
The UK government's latest advice on coronavirus is asking everyone to stay home, to "help protect the NHS".
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Londoners continued panic buying on Sunday (March 15th) despite pleas from the government to stop and assurances from supermarkets that the supply of goods would not be affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
This clip shows hundreds of shoppers at an Aldi in Hounslow loading up trollies with toilet roll and other items.
